Production of battery grade materials via an oxalate method

United States Patent

An active electrode material for electrochemical devices such as lithium ion batteries includes a lithium transition metal oxide which is free of sodium and sulfur contaminants. The lithium transition metal oxide is prepared by calcining a mixture of a lithium precursor and a transition metal oxalate. Electrochemical devices use such active electrodes.

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The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 between the United States Department of Energy and the UChicago Argonne, LLC representing Argonne National Laboratory.